US EditionTanzania's main opposition rejects Hassan's election win after deadly protests
- On November 2, 2025, President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner with 97.66% of the vote, but Chadema rejected the NEC result as fabricated.
- After pre-election restrictions limited competition, Chadema was barred for refusing to sign the code and leader Tundu Lissu jailed; the EAC said the environment limited opposition participation.
- Rights monitors reported curfews and internet limits since Wednesday, while witnesses said security forces fired tear gas and gunfire, disrupting international flights and Dar es Salaam port operations.
- In Dodoma, Hassan accepted the winner's certificate and condemned protesters as neither responsible nor patriotic, pledging to use all security avenues while army chief Jacob Mkunda backed her and called protesters criminals.
- The EU said it was deeply concerned by the violence, internet shutdown, and electoral irregularities, while United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged restraint to prevent escalation.
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Observation mission says Tanzanian election did not comply with AU
NAIROBI, Kenya: African Union election observers said late Wednesday that the integrity of Tanzania’s recently concluded elections was “compromised,” citing incidents of “ballot stuffing at several polling stations.” President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the October 29 poll with 98 percent of the vote, according to the electoral commission, but the opposition, which was barred
Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan, a president elected in bloodshed
Between 800 and 2,000 people were killed over three days during the crackdown surrounding the presidential election, which the incumbent head of state officially won with nearly 98% of the vote. The United Nations has called for a 'thorough and impartial investigation.'
For years, Tanzania was known as one of the calmest and most orderly societies in Africa. But after the unfair re-election of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, deadly protests erupted.
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